Season 1 is the first season of the My Hero Academia anime. It ran from April 3, 2016, to June 26, 2016 in Japan.
Summary[]
The season is comprised of 13 episodes, covering the Entrance Exam Arc, Quirk Apprehension Test Arc, Battle Trial Arc, and U.S.J. Arc.
It features Izuku Midoriya meeting All Might, receiving One For All, attending U.A. High School, and the first encounter with the League of Villains.
Production[]
Characters that were introduced and cast this season are as follow:
Cast (Japanese)[]
Heroes[]
- Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Katsuki Bakugo
- Kenta Miyake as All Might
- Ayane Sakura as Ochaco Uraraka
- Kaito Ishikawa as Tenya Ida
- Aoi Yuki as Tsuyu Asui
- Ryo Hirohashi as Minoru Mineta
- Marina Inoue as Momo Yaoyorozu
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Fumikage Tokoyami
- Tatsuku Hatanaka as Denki Kaminari
- Toshiki Masuda as Eijiro Kirishima
- Yuki Kaji as Shoto Todoroki
- Eri Kitamura as Mina Ashido
- Kosuke Kuwano as Yuga Aoyama
- Kei Shindo as Kyoka Jiro
- Masakazu Nishida as Mezo Shoji
- Kosuke Miyoshi as Mashirao Ojiro
- Kiyotaka Furushima as Hanta Sero
- Kaori Nazuka as Toru Hagakure and Mt. Lady
- Tōru Nara as Rikido Sato and Snipe
- Junichi Suwabe as Shota Aizawa
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Present Mic
- Shinnosuke Ogami as Death Arms
- Yūsuke Nakamura as Slugger
- Yosuke Fujii as Hitchcock Doodle
- Masamichi Kitada as Kamui Woods
- Shūhei Matsuda as Backdraft
- Inuko Inuyama as Thirteen
- Yasuhiro Takato as Nezu
- Akeni Watanabe as Midnight
- Etsuko Kozakura as Recovery Girl
- Keisuke Ueda as Lunch Rush
Villains[]
- Kōki Uchiyama as Tomura Shigaraki
- Takahiro Fujiwara as Kurogiri
- Tsuguo Mogami as Nomu (U.S.J.) and Sharkyonara
- Yuya Murakami as Giant Villain
- Shinya Fukumatsu as Sludge Villain
- Kenta Okuma as Dozaemon
- Akio Ōtsuka as Master
Others[]
- Akeni Watanabe as Izuku Midoriya (Child)
- Sachi Kokuryū as Katsuki Bakugo (Child)
- Aya Kawakami as Inko Midoriya
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Naomasa Tsukauchi
- Kiyotaka Furushima as Sansa Tamagawa
- Minoru Inaba as Dr. Tsubasa
- Yu Shimamura as Female Reporter
Cast (English)[]
Heroes[]
- Justin Briner as Izuku Midoriya
- Clifford Chapin as Katsuki Bakugo
- Christopher Sabat as All Might
- Luci Christian as Ochaco Uraraka
- J. Michael Tatum as Tenya Ida
- Monica Rial as Tsuyu Asui
- Brina Palencia as Minoru Mineta
- Colleen Clinkenbeard as Momo Yaoyorozu
- Josh Grelle as Fumikage Tokoyami
- Kyle Phillips as Denki Kaminari
- Justin Cook as Eijiro Kirishima
- David Matranga as Shoto Todoroki
- Caitlin Glass as Mina Ashido
- Joel McDonald as Yuga Aoyama
- Trina Nishimura as Kyoka Jiro
- Ian Sinclair as Mezo Shoji
- Mike McFarland as Mashirao Ojiro and Hitchcock Doodle
- Christopher Bevins as Hanta Sero
- Felecia Angelle as Toru Hagakure
- Cris George as Rikido Sato and Death Arms
- Alex Organ as Shota Aizawa
- Sonny Strait as Present Mic
- John Burgmeier as Slugger
- Aaron Roberts as Kamui Woods
- Kris Bryan as Backdraft
- Jamie Marchi as Mt. Lady
- Morgan Berry as Thirteen
- Jerry Jewell as Nezu
- Elizabeth Maxwell as Midnight
- Juli Erickson as Recovery Girl
- Tyler Walker as Lunch Rush
- David Wald as Snipe
Villains[]
- Eric Vale as Tomura Shigaraki
- Chuck Huber as Kurogiri
- Justin Cook as Nomu (U.S.J.)
- Jeremy Inman as Sludge Villain
- John Swasey as Master
Others[]
- Lara Woodhull as Izuku Midoriya (Child)
- Kate Oxley as Katsuki Bakugo (Child)
- Jessica Cavanagh as Inko Midoriya
- Alejandro Saab as Naomasa Tsukauchi
- Zach Bolton as Sansa Tamakawa
- Mark Stoddard as Dr. Tsubasa
- Kristi Kang as Female Reporter
Crew[]
- Director - Kenji Nagasaki
- Script Writer - Yōsuke Kuroda
- Character Designer - Yoshihiko Umakoshi
- Composer - Yuki Hayashi
- Opening/Ending Directors:
- Tomo Ōkubo - (OP)
- Tsuyoshi Tobita - (ED)
- Episode Directors:
- Takurō Tsukada - (Episodes 1, 6 and 10)
- Daisuke Tsukushi - (Episode 2)
- Yoshifumi Sasahara - (Episodes 3 and 8)
- Masato Miyoshi - (Episode 4)
- Satoshi Nakagawa - (Episode 5)
- Geisei Morita - (Episode 7)
- Masashi Abe - (Episode 9)
- Takahiro Natori - (Episode 11)
- Tsuyoshi Tobita - (Episode 12)
- Hakuyu Go - (Episode 12)
- Tomo Ōkubo - (Episode 13)
- Storyboard Artists:
- Kenji Nagasaki - (OP and ED, Episodes 1 and 2)
- Hakuyu Go - (OP)
- Masayuki Sakoi - (ED)
- Katsumi Terahigashi - (Episode 3)
- Tōru Yoshida - (Episodes 4 and 12)
- Hakuyu Go - (Episode 12)
- Katsuyuki Kodera - (Episodes 5, 9 and 13)
- Kō Matsuo - (Episode 6)
- Takayuki Tanaka - (Episode 7)
- Satomi Nakamura - (Episode 8)
- Shinji Ishihira - (Episode 10)
- Takahiro Natori - (Episode 11)
- Katsuyuki Kodera - (Episode 13)
- Kenji Nagasaki - (OP and ED, Episodes 1 and 2)
History[]
Episodes[]
| Story Arc | # of Episodes | Original Air Date |
| Entrance Exam Arc | 4 (Episodes 1 to 4) | Japanese: April 3, 2016 - April 24, 2016 English: May 5, 2018 - June 2, 2018 |
| Quirk Apprehension Test Arc | 1.5 (Episodes 5 to 6) | Japanese: May 1, 2016 - May 8, 2016 English: June 9, 2018 - June 16, 2018 |
| Battle Trial Arc | 2.5 (Episodes 6 to 8) | Japanese: May 8, 2016 - May 22, 2016 English: June 16, 2018 - June 30, 2018 |
| U.S.J. Arc | 5 (Episodes 9 to 13) | Japanese: May 29, 2016 - June 26, 2016 English: July 7, 2018 - August 4, 2018 |
Soundtrack[]
Opening Theme[]
Ending Theme[]
Promotional Material[]
Key Visuals[]
Key Visual #1
Key Visual #2
Key Visual #3
Key Visual #4
BD/DVD Covers[]
Vol.1
Episodes 1-3
Episodes 1-3
Vol.2
Episodes 4-6
Episodes 4-6
Vol.3
Episodes 7-9
Episodes 7-9
Vol.4
Episodes 10-11
Episodes 10-11
Vol.5
Episodes 12-13
Episodes 12-13
Character Designs[]
Class 1-A[]
Izuku's character design sheet.
Katsuki's character design sheet.
Shoto's character design sheet.
Eijiro's character design sheet.
Yuga's character design sheet.
Denki's character design sheet.
Tenya's character design sheet.
Ochaco's character design sheet.
Hanta's costume character design sheet.
Pro Heroes[]
All Might's character design sheet.
Eraser Head's character design sheet.
Present Mic's character design sheet.
Recovery Girl's character design sheet.
Ectoplasm's character design sheet.
Ectoplasm's character design sheet.
Midnight's character design sheet.
Cementoss' character design sheet.
Snipe's character design sheet.
Mt. Lady's character design sheet.
Death Arms' character design sheet.
Kamui Woods' character design sheet.
Toshinori's character design sheet.
Villains[]
Kurogiri's character design sheet.
Tomura's character design sheet.
Nomu's character design sheet.
Promotional Videos[]
アニメ「僕のヒーローアカデミア」PV
The first Promotion Video for the first season.
アニメ「僕のヒーローアカデミア」PV第2弾
The second Promotional Video for the first season.
アニメ『僕のヒーローアカデミア』PV第3弾
The third Promotional Video for the first season.
アニメ『僕のヒーローアカデミア』PV第4弾
The fourth Promotional Video for the first season.
アニメ『僕のヒーローアカデミア』PV第5弾
The fifth Promotional Video for the first season.
アニメ『僕のヒーローアカデミア』PV第6弾
The sixth Promotional Video for the first season.
Trivia[]
- In February 2019, the first season was removed from Crunchyroll due to "working through the rights", though was re-added shortly afterwards.
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| Series | My Hero Academia • Vigilantes |
|---|---|
| Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 |
| OVAs | Save! Rescue Training • Training of the Dead • Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training • Hero League Baseball • Laugh! As If You Are in Hell • U.A. Heroes Battle |
| Anime Films | Two Heroes • Heroes: Rising • World Heroes' Mission • You're Next |
| Movie OVAs | All Might Rising • Departure • A Piece of Cake |
| Related Articles | Episodes |